A population of red beetles lives in green bushes in a garden. Once during the process of breeding, a green beetle is produced.
(a) State whether the change in colour of beetle is a process of evolution or not.
(b) Can the new colour of green beetle be passed on to its next generations?
(c) What will be the advantage (if any) of the green colour to the beetle?
(d) State whether the production of green colour involved a change in genetic material or not.

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(a) It is a process of evolution.

(b) The green colour of the beetle is an inherited trait, which can be passed on to the next generation.

(c) It helps in the survival of green beetle as it can mixing with green bushes, and hide from predators.

(d) The production of green colour has been brought about by a change in the DNA of the reproductive cells.

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